This book is a collection of analytic studies. They are based principally on the
Sound Toll Registers (STR) preserved in the Danish Public Record Office (Rigsarkivet,
Copenhagen) and on the Sound Toll Tables (Tabeller ...

Grand Duchy of Lithuania lost strategical points in frontier zone (Smolensk, Polotsk), as a result of wars against Russia, which were waged in XVI century. These yields showed the direction of Moscow’s expansion, toward ...

Ceremonial has always played a great role among European and Middle Eastern societies, reflecting the value systems cherished by their elites. Embassy instructions and envoys' reports provide valuable material concerning ...